kyodai

Meaning

Noun

A high-ranking member of the yakuza, accountable to the shatei gashira.

Origin

, from Middle Chinese 兄弟 (xüæng-dèj "brothers"), from Old Chinese 兄弟 (*m̥rang-lˁəjʔ), from 兄 ("elder brother") + 弟 ("younger brother").

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